From November 7-9, 2023, ELCIR ministers gathered for a retreat with Bishop Ivan Laptev in Kudama, Karelia. The retreat was organized by Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Petrozavodsk, Karelia. The program included Bible studies taught by Bishop Laptev, prayer together and outdoor activities. The team also visited Martial Waters, Russia's first … [Read more...]
ELCIR Lutherans join fellow-Christians to read Scripture out loud together
On September 16, 2023, Blagaya Vest Prayer House of evangelical Christians in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, hosted an interdenominational event—Reading the Bible Out Loud Together. Ministers from seven Christian churches took turns reading the Epistle of St. James and the three Epistles of St. John. After reading Scripture, everyone prayed the Lord’s … [Read more...]
ELCIR musicians go on their first musical expedition to Northern Deanery
From August 3-8, 2023, a group of ELCIR musicians from Vyborg, Petrozavodsk, Rzhev, and St. Petersburg, traveled to the ELCIR congregations in Kalevala and Segezha, Karelia, starting off from, and coming back to, Petrozavodsk, the capital of Karelia. The musical expedition was undertaken in connection with the First Summer Festival of Sacred Music … [Read more...]
Youth retreat in Petrozavodsk
From June 9-11, 2023, the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, held a youth retreat gathering young people from Noviye Peski, Olonets, Petrozavodsk, Segezha, and St. Petersburg. The young people heard God’s Word and discussed the topic “The Foundation of the Christian,” took an excursion to Alexander Nevsky Russian Orthodox Cathedral … [Read more...]
Baptism in Petrozavodsk
On May 13, 2023, the Sacrament of Holy Baptism was administered to little Darya, the daughter of catechist Danil and Lydia Andreyev of Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Petrozavodsk, Karelia. God’s richest blessings to their entire family! Photo by Anton Kronholm Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
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